ANDHRA PRADESH : A new record high of 10,830 fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported in a day in Andhra Pradesh as the states aggregate tally shot up to 3,82,469 on Wednesday.
Results from 61,838 sample tests in 24 hours ending 9 am on Wednesday turned out the record number of positives in a single day so far, surpassing the 10,820 reported on August 9.
After a cumulative 34,18,690 tests, the infection positivity rate in the state mounted to 11.19% as against the national average of 8.59%, according to the latest government bulletin.
It said 81 more coronavirus patients succumbed in the 24 hour period while another 8,473 got cured and discharged from hospitals.